Acting

Frank Duncan

Born 1923-02-01 · Lausanne, Switzerland

Acting credits

Stage Fright poster
6.8

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

Stage Fright

1950

Five Days One Summer poster
5.7

A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife.

Five Days One Summer

1982

The Mouse on the Moon poster
6.3

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them to the moon.

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

Assassin poster
5.8

When the British government orders the assassination of an Air Ministry official suspected of leaking top secret intel, their top assassin assigned to the job discovers there may be more to the hit than meets the eye.

Assassin

1973

Song of Summer poster
6.3

An immensely moving story of sacrifice, idealism and musical genius which charts the last five years of Frederick Delius's life through the eyes of a young composer and aide, Eric Fenby.

Song of Summer

1968

Wynne and Penkovsky poster
NR

The true story of Greville Wynne, the British businessman who doubled as a spy on his trips to Russia, and Colonel Penkovsky, the high-ranking Soviet Intelligence officer who passed key information to the West.

Wynne and Penkovsky

1985

A Dog's Ransom poster
9.0

A quiet, middle-aged couple living in Chelsea start to receive threatening letters through the post - and then things take a sinister turn as their beloved poodle, Tina, is kidnapped. A smart young copper from the local force decides to investigate -

A Dog's Ransom

1978

No artwork available
NR

A typical day's work by a provincial policeman in Leicester.

British Policeman

1959

No artwork available
NR

A short COI documentary about youth clubs and the opportunities they provide.

Youth Club

1954

Operation Julie poster
3.5

A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.

Operation Julie

1985

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter poster
NR

In prison the night before his execution, republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981

No artwork available
9.0

Mark Omney is a struggling writer, and has a drink problem; his wife Clare is more successful as a journalist. After a dinner-party they host ends badly, they part company the next morning on separate business. Clare becomes ill after an interview assignment, and crashes her car; meanwhile Mark meets former girlfriend Annabelle in the pub. After Clare is taken to a private clinic nearby by Good Samaritans, Mark finds she seems to have mysteriously disappeared

The Limbo Connection

1978

No artwork available
7.0

A school journey through the city of London as seen through the eyes of the children and their teacher.

Capital Visit

1955

For Services to Myself poster
NR

A proud socialist and community activist wrestles with the decision to accept an honour from the Queen

For Services to Myself

1976

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1 poster
8.0

The James Brown Story

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

1978

East Anglian Holiday poster
NR

A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.

East Anglian Holiday

1954

Between the Anvil and the Hammer poster
NR

A 1973 documentary film from the Central Office of Information about the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary.

Between the Anvil and the Hammer

1973

Variations on a Mechanical Theme poster
7.0

An illustration of various mechanical instruments, from the musical-box to 1950s electronica.

Variations on a Mechanical Theme

1959

A Future on Rail poster
NR

Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.

A Future on Rail

1957

No artwork available
NR

The conflict between the running of an efficient bus service and the increasing motor car traffic in Britain's towns. Describes the traffic problem and some of the measures taken to help overcome it from the point of view of different members of the community; the ways in which the planning of new towns and the rebuilding of town centres can take into account the needs of all road users, and the particular contribution the bus can make as the best user of road space per passenger carried.

Omnibus for All

1963